SEC 16 / THE ZERO PACKET
WALK IN WITH THE ANSWERS.
The Zero Packet is the pre-enlistment file you build with Cadre and carry into the recruiter's office. You own it, your family keeps every original document, and when you sit down with a recruiter the answers are already in your hands. The first sit-down becomes a working meeting, not a fact-finding trip.
FREE FOR RECRUITS · VETERAN-BUILT · THE ANSWER MIGHT BE NO
SEC 17 / WHAT GOES IN IT
The contents.
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MOS preferences
Your top three to five jobs, researched with Cadre and the Schoolhouse MOS notes, not guessed at in the recruiter's chair.
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Target ship window
The timeframe that fits your school year, your job, and your family, so scheduling starts realistic.
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Education goals
High school, college, or ROTC plans, mapped to how the Guard fits them. We also cover the full-time vocabulary, like AGR and ADOS orders, so nothing in the conversation is new to you.
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Promotion goals
Referrals, college credits, JROTC, civilian skills, documented and ready to present. The Guard verifies everything and makes every call.
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Medical review
Your history, organized, with the documentation to back it up, so nothing in your own record surprises you at the entry physical.
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Legal review + waivers
An honest look at anything on your record and which waivers may apply, identified before anyone sits across a desk from you.
SEC 18 / THE DOCUMENTS
Paperwork, gathered once.
Recruiters and MEPS need originals or certified copies, not photocopies. We help you gather everything before the first meeting.
- IDSocial Security card, birth certificate (original or certified), driver's license or state photo ID.
- FAMILYIf married or supporting dependents: marriage certificate, dependents' birth certificates, and any divorce decree or support orders.
- SCHOOLHigh school diploma or GED certificate, plus any college transcripts.
- MEDICALDocumentation of past conditions, glasses or contacts prescription, and a doctor's letter for any prescription medication.
YOUR RECRUITER'S LIST GOVERNS · WE WORK SO NOTHING ON IT SURPRISES YOU
You own it. Start to finish.
Nothing in the packet is hidden and nothing is handled for you behind a desk. You build it with Cadre, you understand every page of it, and you carry it in yourself. A prepared applicant makes everyone's job easier, including the recruiter's.
SEC 19 / START YOURS
Start your Zero Packet.
Packet intake is standing up alongside the Platform. Until it opens, the fastest start is showing up: come to a drill and begin in person.
MOBILIZING · PACKET INTAKE OPENS SOON
COME TO A DRILL AND START IN PERSON